The Housing Finance System

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A. Primary Housing Finance Market

A.1 Industry Structure and Performance
VariableEnd of 2022End of 2021End of 2020SourcesVar ID
Number of firms originating and funding mortgage loans  Not available
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A.1.1
Types of originating lenders/market share:A.1.2
Universal/ commercial banks  68.33% of total
JHF
A.1.2.1
Other depository institutions (savings and loans/mutual savings and credit institutions)  17.79% of total
JHF
A.1.2.2
Non-depository financial institutions specialized in housing finance  12.01% of total
JHF
A.1.2.3
Others (e.g. insurance co, pension funds, labor tax funds)  1.87% of total
JHF
A.1.2.5
Identify the 3 largest loan originating lenders  Not available
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A.1.3
Are there (quasi) public mortgage lenders:  Yes
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A.1.4
Universal/ commercial banks  No
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A.1.4.1
Other depository institutions (savings and loans/mutual savings and credit institutions)  No
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A.1.4.2
Non-depository financial institutions specialized in housing finance  Yes
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A.1.4.3
General non-depository financial institutions  No
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A.1.4.4
Others (e.g. insurance co, pension funds, labor tax funds)  No
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A.1.4.5
Typical lending spreads for mortgages  Not available
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A.1.5
Level of Non-Performing Mortgage Loans (90 days or more past due):A.1.6
as a % of # of loans  Not available
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A.1.6.1
as a % of outstanding loan amount  Not available
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A.1.6.2
Average 1997-2007 A.1.7
as a % of # of loans   Not available
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A.1.7.1
as a % of outstanding loan amount   Not available
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A.1.7.2
Lowest decile of the income distribution served by the dominant mortgage lenders  Not available
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A.1.8
A.2 Size of Mortgage Finance Sector
VariableEnd of 2022End of 2021End of 2020SourcesVar ID
Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year in millions of USD:  1,866,861.86 USD (millions)
Bank of Japan
A.2.1
Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year as % of GDP (current)  37.03%
Bank of Japan
A.2.1.1
and as % of all credits outstanding  14.8%
Bank of Japan
A.2.1.2
Total # of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year  Not available
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A.2.2
Total amount of home mortgages made in calendar year in millions of USD  189,755.22 USD (millions)
JHF
A.2.3
and as % of GDP (current)   3.76%
JHF
A.2.3.1
and as % of all credits originated in calender year  Not available
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A.2.3.2
Total # of home mortgage originations made in calendar year  Not available
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A.2.4
What % of total new mortgages is refinance?  Not available
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A.2.5
A.3 Housing Finance Products
VariableEnd of 2022End of 2021End of 2020SourcesVar ID
Mortgage products as % of all mortgages (approx.) in local currency:A.3.1
Fixed rate for life of loan  Not available
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A.3.1.1
Variable rate/indexed  Not available
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A.3.1.2
Variable rate/discretionary  Not available
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A.3.1.3
Other fully amortizing loans (e.g. Rollover)  Not available
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A.3.1.4
Non-fully amoritizing loans (e.g. Price level adjusted/Interest only)   Not available
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A.3.1.5
Loans based on foreign currency as % of all mortgage products  Not available
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A.3.2
Most prevalent type of foreign currency mortgage used:A.3.3
Fixed rate for life of loan  Not available
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A.3.3.1
Variable rate/indexed   Not available
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A.3.3.2
Variable rate/discretionary  Not available
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A.3.3.3
Other (describe in the Notes section)  Not available
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A.3.3.4
Most frequent interest rates on fully amortizing:A.3.4
10 year fixed rate mortgage  Not available
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A.3.4.1
most common indexed ARM/10 year term  Not available
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A.3.4.2
discretionary ARM/10 year term  Not available
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A.3.4.3
5 year roll-over/10 year term  Not available
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A.3.4.4
foreign currency based 10 year FRM  Not available
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A.3.4.5
Most frequent rate on interest only 10 yr FRM  Not available
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A.3.5
Typical lender fees associated with mortgage origination: A.3.6
Fixed in amount   Not available
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A.3.6.1
as % of loan amount  Not available
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A.3.6.2
Typical third party fees associated with mortgage origination:A.3.7
Appraisal fees  Not available
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A.3.7.1
Title related fees  Not available
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A.3.7.2
Legal fees  Not available
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A.3.7.3
Search fees  Not available
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A.3.7.4
Loan-to-Value (LTV) on first mortgage: A.3.8
Maximum LTV  Not available
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A.3.8.1
Typical LTV at origination  Not available
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A.3.8.2
Maximum term over which pmt is calculated?   Not available
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A.3.9
Mortgage pmt-to-income ratio A.3.10
Maximum pmt-to-income ratio (HH income)  Not available
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A.3.10.1
Maximum pmt-to-income ratio (Individual income)  Not available
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A.3.10.2
Typical pmt-to-income ratio (HH income)  Not available
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A.3.10.3
Typical pmt-to-income ratio (Individual income)  Not available
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A.3.10.4
A.4 Lending and Servicing Process
VariableEnd of 2022End of 2021End of 2020SourcesVar ID
Does the mortgage industry use standard principles/guidelines for underwriting?  No
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A.4.1
Which institutions define underwriting rules? A.4.2
Central Bank/Ministry of Finance  No
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A.4.2.1
Secondary market facility  No
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A.4.2.2
Major Lender  No
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A.4.2.3
Other  No
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A.4.2.4
Are loan originations conducted by others than employees of lenders?  Not available
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A.4.3
% of Originations done by brokers  Not available
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A.4.3.1
% of Originations done on the internet  Not available
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A.4.3.2
Others (Specify in Notes)  Not available
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A.4.3.3
% of appraisals done by employees of lenders  Not available
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A.4.4
Do third party servicing institutions exist?   Yes
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A.4.5
% of loans serviced by originators/lenders  Not available
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A.4.6
A.5 Credit Risk Assessment
VariableEnd of 2022End of 2021End of 2020SourcesVar ID
Do credit bureaus exist?   Yes
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A.5.2
Are there legal/regulatory constraints to gaining access to credit information?  Yes
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A.5.2.1
What percentage of mortgage originations use credit scoring?  Not available
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A.5.1
Is mortgage default insurance available?  Yes
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A.5.3
When did it begin operating?  1955
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A.5.3.1
What is the typical MI product?  JHF MI
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A.5.3.2
Number of private mortgage insurers  Not available
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A.5.3.3
Are credit guarantee systems used?   Yes
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A.5.4
Is there public sponsored MI / guarantee?  Yes
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A.5.5
What % of the market does public MI / guarantee serve?  Not available
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A.5.6
What share of total annual mortgage production is insured/guaranteed?   Not available
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A.5.7
B. Funding Sources for Mortgages and the Secondary Mortgage Market
VariableEnd of 2022End of 2021End of 2020SourcesVar ID
What are the main funding sources for mortgages?B.1
Retail funding (deposits/other)  primary
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B.1.1
Wholesale funding: loans from other banks or corporations  Non-applicable
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B.1.2
Funding through mortgage bonds   Non-applicable
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B.1.3
Funding through securitization of mortgages  secondary
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B.1.4
Other   Non-applicable
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B.1.5
What % of Residential Mortgage Backed Securities is issued by centralized conduit or liquidity facility?   71.11%
Japan Securities Dealers Association
B.2
Who are the investors in RMBS?  Life Insurance, Pension Fund, Banks
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B.3
What is the proportion of RMBS in the overall private securities market?  9.05%
Japan Securities Dealers Association
B.4
C. Housing Microfinance
VariableEnd of 2022End of 2021End of 2020SourcesVar ID
Are non-collateralized housing micro-finance loans offered?   Not available
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C.1
Types of lenders operating in the housing micro-finance (HMF) sector:C.2
Commercial banks  Not available
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C.2.1
Specialized non-depository MFIs   Not available
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C.2.2
NGOs  Not available
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C.2.3
Others  Not available
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C.2.4
None  Not available
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C.2.5
Typical lending spreads in HMF  Not available
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C.3
Level of NPLs (>90 days past due) in HMFC.4
as a % of loans  Not available
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C.4.1
as a % of outstanding loan amount  Not available
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C.4.2
Are non-collateralized but secured housing finance products offered (e.g. secured by pension or insurance savings)  Not available
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C.5
Lowest income decile served with all non-collateralized housing lending products  Not available
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C.6
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Notes: 15% by law
Notes: 1999 Servicer Law
Notes: 1999 Servicer Law
Notes: 1999 Servicer Law
Notes: 1999 Servicer Law
Notes: 1999 Servicer Law
Notes: Average Tokyo condo price in December 2016; 2017 yearly price
Notes: Average Tokyo condo price in December 2016; 2017 yearly price
Notes: Average Tokyo condo price; 2017 yearly price
Notes: Average Tokyo condo price; 2017 yearly price
Notes: Centralized conduit in Japan is JHF.
Notes: Exact data not available, however if product exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, however if product exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, however if product exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, however if product exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, however if product exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, however if product exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, however if product exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, however if product exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, however if product exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, however if product exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, however if product exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, however if product exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, however if product exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, however if product exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, however if product exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, however, if private mortgage insurers exist, their numbers should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, however, if private mortgage insurers exist, their numbers should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, however, if private mortgage insurers exist, their numbers should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, however, if private mortgage insurers exist, their numbers should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, however, if private mortgage insurers exist, their numbers should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Exact data not available, if it exists, it should be very small
Notes: Existing condominium sales
Notes: Existing condominium sales
Notes: Existing condominium sales
Notes: Existing condominium sales
Notes: Existing condominium sales
Notes: Existing condominium sales
Notes: Existing condominium sales
Notes: Existing Condominium Sales in Tokyo Metropolitan Area
Notes: Existing Condominium Sales in Tokyo Metropolitan Area
Notes: Existing Condominium Sales in Tokyo Metropolitan Area
Notes: Existing Condominium Sales in Tokyo Metropolitan Area
Notes: Existing Condominium Sales in Tokyo Metropolitan Area
Notes: Existing Condominium Sales in Tokyo Metropolitan Area
Notes: Existing Condominium Sales in Tokyo Metropolitan Area
Notes: Existing Condominium Sales in Tokyo Metropolitan Area; Year-on-year change
Notes: Fixed assets tax
Notes: includes multifamily units. 132.30sq.mt for owner-occpied single detatched houses in 2008
Notes: Income tax
Notes: Japan Housing Finance Agency is a government - affiliated mortgage financial institution that issues MBS
Notes: Japan Housing Finance Agency is a government - affiliated mortgage financial institution that issues MBS
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May)
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May)
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May)
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May)
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May)
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May)
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May)
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May)
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May)
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May)
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May)
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May)
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May)
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May)
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May); proportion of private bonds
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May); proportion of private bonds
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May); proportion of private bonds
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May); proportion of private bonds
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May); proportion of private bonds
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May); proportion of private bonds
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May); proportion of private bonds
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May); proportion of private bonds
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May); proportion of private bonds
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May); proportion of private bonds
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May); proportion of private bonds
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May); proportion of private bonds
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May); proportion of private bonds
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May); proportion of private bonds
Notes: Japanese Fiscal Year (Apr-May); proportion of private bonds
Notes: Matters which are not within jurisdiction of JHF
Notes: Matters which are not within jurisdiction of JHF
Notes: Matters which are not within jurisdiction of JHF
Notes: Matters which are not within jurisdiction of JHF
Notes: Matters which are not within jurisdiction of JHF
Notes: Matters which are not within jurisdiction of JHF
Notes: Matters which are not within jurisdiction of JHF
Notes: Matters which are not within jurisdiction of JHF
Notes: Matters which are not within jurisdiction of JHF
Notes: Matters which are not within jurisdiction of JHF
Notes: Matters which are not within jurisdiction of JHF
Notes: Matters which are not within jurisdiction of JHF
Notes: Matters which are not within jurisdiction of JHF
Notes: Matters which are not within jurisdiction of JHF
Notes: Matters which are not within jurisdiction of JHF
Notes: Matters which are not within jurisdiction of JHF
Notes: Matters which are not within jurisdiction of JHF
Notes: Matters which are not within jurisdiction of JHF
Notes: Matters which are not within jurisdiction of JHF
Notes: Matters which are not within jurisdiction of JHF
Notes: Mortgage insurance is minimal. No statistics on guarantee.
Notes: Mortgage interest subsidy by local government for those who build a house using certain amount of local timber
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: New condominium sales
Notes: Only Japanese data available for 2018 https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/list/20-21.html
Notes: Only Japanese data available for 2018 https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/list/20-21.html
Notes: Real estate acquisition tax
Notes: The value is -0.01%
Notes: The value is -0.07%
Notes: The value is -0.21%
Notes: The value is -0.23%
Notes: There are no minimum income thresholds
Notes: There are no minimum income thresholds
Notes: There are no minimum income thresholds
Notes: There are no minimum income thresholds
Notes: There are no minimum income thresholds. Even if the borrower’s income is low, he/she may have enough downpayment to meet DTI criteria. Nearly 1% of the borrower had income less than 2 million Yen.
Notes: There is no FICO score in Japan.
Notes: There is no FICO score in Japan.
Notes: There is no FICO score in Japan.
Notes: There is no FICO score in Japan.
Notes: There is no FICO score in Japan.
Notes: Under Deliberation
Notes: Under Deliberation
Notes: Under Deliberation
Notes: Under Deliberation
Notes: Under Deliberation
Notes: Vast majority
Notes: Vast majority
Notes: Vast majority
Notes: Vast majority
Notes: Vast majority